DALLAS — Forever is always worth waiting for. After a two-year wait, former Broncos tight end Shannon Sharpe is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame after he was elected here today. "I've got so many emotions," Sharpe said by phone, a few minutes before the announcement. "A part of me wants to scream. A part of me wants to cry. I'm just a skinny kid from Georgia. I'm...

Now we're talking! (Something Shannon does a lot of ) Congrats to this retired player who is still a Bronco through and through and who was one of John Elway's most reliable receivers for many years. We could have used you, Shannon Sharpe, the past couple of years to help the Broncos stave off that awful takeover by the Patriots' Manchurian candidate, Josh McDaniels.

I'm psyched for you Shannon. You were one of my favorites. But I will say you're comments about catchign a pass from Montana and now being in the hall with him were ... ummm... strange. You caught touchdown passes in the Super Bowl from John Elway for crimminy's sake! C'mon on man.

My wife and I almost cried when Shannon was announced. All last week I sent out numerous emails to different voters stating why Shannon deserved this. Nobody wrote back but I would like to believe that they all read what I wrote. I still have one of Shannon's first great coming out games on VHS when John Elway brought the Broncos back against the Chiefs down down 19-6 with a few minutes remaining. Shannon's play in this game was the reason we came back as we did to beat those Chiefs. I knew it then that he was gonna be a great one.

Congratulations Shannon! We're just a small representation of the many great fans you have. The Denver Broncos of Super Bowls XXXII and XXXIII have long been an inspiration to us. Watching you overcome the many adversities on the competitive field inspired us to do our best to parent our two sons. Both of them are students at the University of Kansas, our oldest (Andrew) is a senior and our youngest (Bobby)is a Freshman member of the Jayhawks drumline. You, John Elway and the Broncos taught us how to win despite the many obstacles. Thank you on behalf of ELCTRIKCHAIR (elec-tric-chair) our son's national progressive metal band. We hope to visit Canton in the very near future, you can bank on it.